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<title>Shane Wilson Sculpture - Carving Events RSS Feed</title><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/index.html</link><description>Shane Wilson Sculpture: Moose Antler Carving&#x2c; Caribou Antler Carving&#x2c; Carved Bronze Events</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2009 Shane Wilson</dc:rights><dc:date>2010-08-03T19:45:14-07:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:21:06 -0700</lastBuildDate><item><title>Branch Magazine&#x2c; Home&#x2c; Part 2 - Collaboration</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Books and Journals</category><dc:date>2010-08-03T19:45:14-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/branchmagazine2.2#unique-entry-id-110</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/branchmagazine2.2#unique-entry-id-110</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 - September 11, 1958) was a poet and writer, sometimes referred to as "the Bard of the Yukon".


He is best-known for his writings on the Canadian North, including the poems The Shooting of Dan McGrew, The Law of the Yukon, and The Cremation of Sam McGee.


Inspired by the North&mdash;the beauty and severity of its extremes&mdash;Canadian sculptor Shane Wilson breathes life into the discarded outer garments of arctic impermanence: antler, horn, ivory, tusk, bone; and fixes time in the most ancient of enduring alloys&mdash;bronze.


Wilson has taught the art of antler carving at Red Deer College, in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, and continues to share his craft with artists and collectors around the World. 

...After serving an apprenticeship with Shane Wilson during high school, during which he worked on 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew", Dwayne later attended northern Alberta's Keyano College, taking the Visual Art Program. 

...Now on permanent loan to the McBride Museum in Whitehorse, Yukon, this commissioned sculpture from mammoth ivory and mahogany represents the last scene from the poem by Robert Service entitled, The Shooting of Dan McGrew.


This sculpture was a collaboration between Shane Wilson, who carved the mammoth ivory and mahogany figures, and Dwayne Cull, who made the mahogany furniture, including the brilliant piano with individual ivory keys, ivory sheet music and cards and the mahogany saloon floor base.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Wildlife Art Journal - Spring 2010 </title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Books and Journals</category><dc:date>2010-04-27T18:31:55-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/wild-life-art-journal-article.html#unique-entry-id-109</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/wild-life-art-journal-article.html#unique-entry-id-109</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Wilson explores the penetrating force that antlers, horns and ivory represent as symbols of life, death and renewal in ways that are analogous to&mdash;yet distinct from&mdash;warrior totems created by West Coast First Nations bands and the tribal masks of witch doctor and warlords, be they North American, African, Pacific island peoples or ancient Chinese. 

...The Wilson clan witnessed firsthand what their countrywoman Joni Mitchell was lamenting in her song, &ldquo;Big Yellow Taxi&rdquo;, that offers the resonant lyric: &nbsp;&ldquo;Well, don&rsquo;t it always seem to go, that you don&rsquo;t know what you got till it&rsquo;s gone, they paved paradise to put up a parking lot.&rdquo;

...The lesson is that Wilson, the artist, has profound empathy for those of us who long to disappear into nature whenever possible, and his art is, thus, an example of the treasure that awaits in exploration.


...Among his varied experiences, he labored on a dairy farm, became a line bottler in a brewery (for a day), served as an usher in a movie house, hustled as a door to door salesman, got hired to be an orderly in a psychiatric hospital, was a short order cook, enrolled in a military academy where he completed a year, then had a religious experience and entered a university seminary. 

...After the mine re-opened, he returned to the grind and did not realize he was on the verge of reaching the place where he is today: &nbsp;&ldquo;When the mine shut down the second time, I wrote the layoff notices for everyone&mdash;including myself,&rdquo; he says. 

...Indeed, as Wagner notes, it is not surprising that Wilson&rsquo;s work also finds appeal in Europe, for his style of skull mounts is derivative of those that still hang in the old hunting lodges that have served, for hundreds of years, as bare yet regal celebrations of quarries that have disappeared.


...Consider his exquisite portrayals of swans, breaching humpback whales, and seahorses from antlers; his surreal, brilliantly-patinated depiction of a grizzly skull in bronze (part of an extensive, head-turning &ldquo;Skullpture Series"), and the bighorn sheep wall mount that glistens as if it was chiseled from a fine gemstone. 

...With an outbuilding full of material that he has meticulously gathered over the years&mdash;much the same way that Michelangelo collected special raw slabs of Carrara marble&mdash;he spends days, weeks, and months contemplating surfaces and squaring them with ideas that have been surging through his mind. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yukon Torch Relay - Deep Creek&#x2c; Lake Laberge</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>2007 CWG Torch Relay</category><dc:date>2006-06-10T22:58:04-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/deep-creek-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-106</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/deep-creek-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-106</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Ferris then passed the torch to community member Joyce Young, who carried the torch on foot and passed it onto two community youth in a horse-drawn carriage. ...  The speaker was Lindsay Agar of the 2007 Canada Winter Games Host Society and special guests included the Midnight Sun Bagpipers, Ramesh Ferris and Brian Lendrum.


...Les porteurs ont transport&eacute; le flambeau en canot, accompagn&eacute;s par un de les Midnight Sun Bagpipers.   Le flambeau a ensuite &eacute;t&eacute; transmis &agrave; Ramesh Ferris, repr&eacute;sentant des athl&egrave;tes handicap&eacute;s, qui a port&eacute; le flambeau en v&eacute;lo &agrave; main.   Le relais s&rsquo;est poursuivi avec Joyce Young, membre de la communaut&eacute;, qui a port&eacute; le flambeau &agrave; pieds avant de le transmettre &agrave; deux jeunes de la collectivit&eacute; qui &eacute;taient &agrave; bord d&rsquo;une voiture tir&eacute;e par des chevaux.   Le relais communautaire s'est termin&eacute; par un barbecue au cours duquel Brian Lendrum a r&eacute;cit&eacute; quelques vers de Robert Service et jou&eacute; de la guitare.   Lindsay Agar &eacute;tait la conf&eacute;renci&egrave;re pour cette manifestation et les Midnight Sun Bagpipers, Ramesh Ferris et Brian Lendrum &eacute;taient les invit&eacute;s sp&eacute;ciaux.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yukon Torch Relay - Mayo</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>2007 CWG Torch Relay</category><dc:date>2006-06-18T22:58:03-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/mayo-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-105</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/mayo-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-105</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Mayo Torch relay event was held in conjunction with the Mayo Midnight Marathon. ...  Host Society President Piers McDonald was guest speaker, along with Ian Spencer and Sylvie Menelon.   Mining company sponsors were present and they presented the village of Mayo with the community souvenir banner.   After the event, members of the Host Society and the mining company representatives stayed in Mayo for the night to volunteer at water stations during the marathon.


...Le flambeau a &eacute;t&eacute; port&eacute; par des enfants pendant les cinq premiers kilom&egrave;tres de la course. ...  Les soci&eacute;t&eacute;s mini&egrave;res commanditaires &eacute;taient pr&eacute;sentes et elles ont remis au village de Mayo une banni&egrave;re souvenir communautaire.   Apr&egrave;s la manifestation, les membres de la Soci&eacute;t&eacute; h&ocirc;tesse ainsi que les repr&eacute;sentants des soci&eacute;t&eacute;s mini&egrave;res sont rest&eacute;s &agrave; Mayo afin de participer au marathon en tant que b&eacute;n&eacute;voles d&eacute;l&eacute;gu&eacute;s aux postes d'eau.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yukon Torch Relay - Ross River</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>2007 CWG Torch Relay</category><dc:date>2006-07-01T10:58:02-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/ross-river-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-104</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/ross-river-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-104</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Torch relay came to Ross River on Canada Day with special guests Elvis Presley, Shane Wilson, the artist who designed the torches, Lynn Paterson of YGC Resourses Ltd., and Deputy Chief Gordon Peter. ...  Each member of the community was able to carry the torch and have their picture taken with it.


...Le Relais du flambeau s&rsquo;est rendu &agrave; Ross River lors de la f&ecirc;te du Canada.   Elvis Presley &eacute;tait l&rsquo;un des invit&eacute;s sp&eacute;ciaux, de m&ecirc;me que Shane Wilson, l&rsquo;artiste qui a con&ccedil;u les flambeaux, Lynn Paterson de YGC Resources Ltd. ainsi que le Sous-chef Gordon Peter.   Dudley Morgan, de la Soci&eacute;t&eacute; h&ocirc;tesse des Jeux d&rsquo;hiver du Canada 2007, &eacute;tait le conf&eacute;rencier invit&eacute;.   Le flambeau a &eacute;t&eacute; port&eacute; lors du d&eacute;fil&eacute; de la f&ecirc;te du Canada, passant entre les mains de tous.   Chacun des membres de la collectivit&eacute; a donc eu l&rsquo;occasion de tenir le flambeau et d&rsquo;&ecirc;tre pris en photo.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yukon Torch Relay - Yukon River Marathon</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>2007 CWG Torch Relay</category><dc:date>2006-08-06T22:58:02-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukon-river-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-103</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukon-river-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-103</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[LINK: Yukon River Marathon and Torch Relay Slide Show (9 images)


(caribou antler carving, caribou antler sculpture)


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yukon Torch Relay - DND Cadet Camp</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>2007 CWG Torch Relay</category><dc:date>2006-08-15T22:58:01-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/cadet-camp-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-102</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/cadet-camp-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-102</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[LINK: DND Cadet Camp Torch Relay Slide Show (42 images)


(caribou antler carving, caribou antler sculpture)


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yukon Torch Challenge - Ivvavik National Park</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>2007 CWG Torch Relay</category><dc:date>2006-08-17T22:58:01-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/ivvavik-torch-challenge.html#unique-entry-id-101</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/ivvavik-torch-challenge.html#unique-entry-id-101</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Torch Carriers: Melinda Gillis, Visitors Services; Ryan Drummond, National Park Warden; Mervin Joe, National Park Warden; Jeffrey Peter, Park Patrol; Lance Nukon, Park Patrol; Noel Cockney, biathlete; Alyssa Carpenter, hockey player.


...The first day of travel took the torch to the Anticline campsite where the carriers rested up in preparation for the Big Bend Rollercoaster rapids &ndash; the highlight of the challenge.


...After waiting for the water level to lower, a helicopter finally took the torch back to Sheep Creek, then a twin otter aircraft took the torch back to Inuvik. 

...Porteurs: Melinda Gillis (service &agrave; la client&egrave;le), Ryan Drummond, (garde du parc national), Mervin Joe (garde du parc national), Jeffrey Peter (patrouilleur du parc), Lance Nukon (patrouilleur du parc), Noel Cockney (biathl&egrave;te), Alyssa Carpenter (joueuse de hockey).


En raison de mauvaises conditions climatiques, le D&eacute;fi du flambeau a &eacute;t&eacute; remis &agrave; plus tard puisqu&rsquo;il &eacute;tait impossible de le transporter par avion jusqu&rsquo;au parc national Ivvavik. ...  Apr&egrave;s une journ&eacute;e de navigation, l&rsquo;&eacute;quipe s&rsquo;est arr&ecirc;t&eacute;e au site de camping d&rsquo;Anticline afin de se reposer un peu avant d&rsquo;affronter les rapides Big Bend Rollercoaster, le point culminant du d&eacute;fi. 


...Un h&eacute;licopt&egrave;re a finalement d&ucirc; aller chercher le flambeau pour le ramener &agrave; Sheep Creek; il a ensuite &eacute;t&eacute; transport&eacute; &agrave; bord d&rsquo;un Twin Otter jusqu&rsquo;&agrave; Inuvik. 

...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yukon Torch Relay - Teslin</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>2007 CWG Torch Relay</category><dc:date>2006-09-15T22:58:00-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/teslin-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-100</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/teslin-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-100</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The torch arrived at the Heritage Centre via a route through the Village and down the George Johnston Trail.   The torch was ceremoniously brought in to the Heritage Centre by Ryan Jules and Jackie Bruce bringing together young and old alike.   The day was capped off with a community supper and family dance at the Heritage Centre.


...Le flambeau est arriv&eacute; au Heritage Centre en voiture, apr&egrave;s avoir travers&eacute; le village et descendu le sentier George Johnston.   Il a &eacute;t&eacute; apport&eacute; solennellement dans le Heritage Centre par Ryan Jules et Jackie Bruce, en guise de c&eacute;l&eacute;bration des jeunes ainsi que des a&icirc;n&eacute;s.   La journ&eacute;e s'est termin&eacute;e par un souper communautaire et une danse familiale au Heritage Centre.


...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yukon Torch Relay - Old Crow</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>2007 CWG Torch Relay</category><dc:date>2006-09-19T22:58:00-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/old-crow-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-99</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/old-crow-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-99</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The emcee was Joe Tetlichi and special guests included Deputy Chief Roger Kaye, Elder John Joe Kaye, torch sculptor Shane Wilson and Canada Games Torch Relay coordinator Lindsay Agar.


...L&rsquo;a&icirc;n&eacute;e Mary Tizya a r&eacute;cit&eacute;e une pri&egrave;re puis le flambeau a &eacute;t&eacute; allum&eacute; et transmis a des a&icirc;n&eacute;s qui l&rsquo;ont fait circul&eacute; jusqu&rsquo;&agrave; ce qu&rsquo;il soit pass&eacute; &agrave; deux jeunes filles v&ecirc;tues de robes traditionnelles.   Elles ont tenu le flambeau ensemble et sont sorties de la salle communautaire suivies des ain&eacute;s, de Y&uacute;ka la mascotte et du caporal de la GRC, Paul Thalhofer, habill&eacute; de sa tunique rouge.   &Agrave; bord d&rsquo;un VTT, trois femmes et un enfant furent les premiers porteurs du flambeau et ce fut ensuite le tour des membres du club de course de l&rsquo;&eacute;cole ainsi que du professeur responsable de l&rsquo;activit&eacute;.   Ces derniers ont fait le tour du gymnase de l&rsquo;&eacute;cole &agrave; la course 13 fois, le flambeau dans les mains, afin de repr&eacute;senter les dix provinces et trois territoires du pays. ...  Les porteurs du flambeau l&rsquo;ont ramen&eacute; &agrave; la salle communautaire o&ugrave; il a &eacute;t&eacute; remis &agrave; l&rsquo;un des a&icirc;n&eacute;s, un ancien athl&egrave;te, pour que ce dernier le transporte &agrave; l&rsquo;int&eacute;rieur. ...  L&rsquo;animateur de la manifestation &eacute;tait Joe Tetlichi et parmi les invit&eacute;s se trouvaient le sous-chef Roger Kaye, l&rsquo;a&icirc;n&eacute; John Joe Kaye, le sculpteur du flambeau Shane Wilson et la coordonnatrice du Relais du flambeau Lindsay Agar.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yukon Torch Relay - Pelly Crossing</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>2007 CWG Torch Relay</category><dc:date>2006-10-03T22:57:59-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/pelly-crossing-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-98</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/pelly-crossing-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-98</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[LINK: Pelly Crossing Torch Relay Slide Show (66 images)


HOSTING AN OLYMPIAN - Residents of Pelly Crossing, including Chief of the Selkirk First Nation, Darin Issac (far left), were joined by Canadian women's hockey legend Cassie Campbell (far right) as they held their portion of the 2007 Canada Winter Games Torch Relay Tuesday afternoon.


(caribou antler carving, caribou antler sculpture)


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yukon Torch Relay - Watson Lake&#x2c; Upper Liard</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>2007 CWG Torch Relay</category><dc:date>2006-10-31T22:57:59-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/watson-lake-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-97</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/watson-lake-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-97</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The flame from the Canada Winter Games torch was used to light the annual Halloween Bonfire in Wye Lake Park prior to starting the first leg of the relay.   The Torch traveled on a portion of the community&rsquo;s trail system through the park and into various neighborhoods in the community while children went from house to house trick or treating.   The relay finished in Wye Lake Park, with a brief message from Mayor Nancy Moore, prior to a fireworks display. 

...Avant que ne commence la premi&egrave;re &eacute;tape du Relais du flambeau des Jeux d&rsquo;hiver du Canada, le flambeau a servi &agrave; l&rsquo;allumage du feu de joie d&rsquo;Halloween annuel au parc du lac Wye.   L&rsquo;&eacute;quipe du flambeau a emprunt&eacute; quelques sentiers de la collectivit&eacute; sillonnant le parc et le voisinage alors que les enfants faisaient la cueillette de bonbons.   Le relais de la collectivit&eacute; s&rsquo;est termin&eacute; au parc du lac Wye, o&ugrave; la mairesse Nancy Moore a prononc&eacute; quelques mots avant les feux d&rsquo;artifice. ...  &laquo; Il est formidable d&rsquo;avoir l&rsquo;occasion de participer &agrave; une telle manifestation. &raquo; a dit la mairesse de Watson Lake (Yukon), Nancy Moore.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yukon Torch Relay - Tagish</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>2007 CWG Torch Relay</category><dc:date>2006-11-03T22:57:58-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/tagish-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-96</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/tagish-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-96</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[LINK: Tagish Torch Relay Slide Show (18 images)


(caribou antler carving, caribou antler sculpture)


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This torch event started with everyone gathered at the Marsh Lake Firehall and traveled to the community centre. 

...Porteurs: Jo Graham, Vera Schall, Finley Sparling, Char Rentmeister, Elizabeth Sparling, Isaac Pumphrey, Delenn Larsen, Kaleb Champagne, Kendra Graham, Tristan Rentmeister, Daniel Cashaback, Sierra Graham et John Streicker.


Le Relais du flambeau a commenc&eacute; par une rencontre &agrave; la caserne de Marsh Lake et par une marche jusqu&rsquo;au centre communautaire, o&ugrave; le directeur, John Streicker, a pris le relais. ...  Une immense pile de bois a &eacute;t&eacute; dress&eacute;e dans le stationnement pour un feu de joie.   Apr&egrave;s les discours de circonstance, prononc&eacute;s en anglais et en fran&ccedil;ais, le feu de joie a &eacute;t&eacute; allum&eacute;, &agrave; l&rsquo;aide du flambeau.


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As the torches traveled through communities and unique places, carried in the spirit of celebration and unity, each torch bearer, each community, each region brought its own energy to add power to this special flame. 


...And now, having brought the spirit of the Games to over 80 communities, 13 unique places throughout the North and having travelled over 100,000 kilometers, we welcome the three Northern Torches of the 2007 Canada Winter Games.


...And now, arriving by Yukon dog team, from Nunavut, 9 year old Simon Tapardjuk and from the Northwest Territories, 17 year old speed skater, Rebecca Nahler. 


...The Polar Bear clambers onto secure footing from an ice pan that broke into 13 pieces, again, representing all of the provinces and territories gathered here under one roof in the Yukon. 


...In honour of Peter Milner, whose dream was to bring the Canada Games to the North, the Roly McLenahan Torch will be carried in by Peter's young granddaughter, Ava Milner. 


...Peter's positive energy and enthusiasm will remain with all of us, as we light the cauldron celebrating the opening of the 2007 Canada Winter Games. 


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...L&rsquo;&eacute;quipe du Relais du flambeau des Jeux d&rsquo;hiver du Canada 2007 a pass&eacute; sept jours sur la partie sup&eacute;rieure du glacier Dusty, situ&eacute; dans la partie sud-est du massif St-Elias dans le Parc national Kluane.   Les gardes de parc ont particip&eacute; &agrave; diff&eacute;rents exercices de s&eacute;curit&eacute; publique tels que le sauvetage dans les crevasses glaciaires, de l&rsquo;escalade de haut niveau, sauvetage &agrave; l&rsquo;&eacute;lingue en h&eacute;licopt&egrave;re, prise de conscience des dangers des avalanches et escalade glaciaire.   Le groupe a escalad&eacute; de nombreux sommets glac&eacute;s, s&rsquo;&eacute;levant jusqu&rsquo;&agrave; 3 400 m&egrave;tres et situ&eacute;s dans la r&eacute;gion, en portant le drapeau des Jeux d&rsquo;hiver du Canada.   Le ciel bleu, un vent calme et une temp&eacute;rature douce ont aid&eacute; &agrave; faire de cet exercice un v&eacute;ritable succ&egrave;s.


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...Le Relais du flambeau communautaire de Carmacks a &eacute;t&eacute; combin&eacute; &agrave; la tenue du 30e Ridge Run annuel.   Pour l&rsquo;occasion, les jeunes des &eacute;coles du Yukon se sont joints aux membres de la bande de la Premi&egrave;re nation Little Salmon Carmacks, aux habitants du village de Carmacks et &agrave; la Soci&eacute;t&eacute; h&ocirc;tesse des Jeux d&rsquo;hiver du Canada.   Les porteurs du flambeau ont couru 3 km, se transmettant le flambeau &agrave; diff&eacute;rents intervalles tout au long de la route. 

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There have been 174,396 visits since the website was first created in 1997.


Thanks for your visit and please come again.   :)


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...Le Relais du flambeau communautaire de Faro s&rsquo;est d&eacute;roul&eacute; en soir&eacute;e et &eacute;tait la derni&egrave;re activit&eacute; des c&eacute;l&eacute;brations de la F&ecirc;te du Canada de la collectivit&eacute;. ...  Dudley Morgan, de la Soci&eacute;t&eacute; h&ocirc;tesse des Jeux d&rsquo;hiver du Canada, ainsi que Shane Wilson, l&rsquo;artiste qui a dessin&eacute; et sculpt&eacute; les trois flambeaux des Jeux d&rsquo;hiver du Canada 2007, &eacute;taient quant &agrave; eux pr&eacute;sents en tant que conf&eacute;renciers invit&eacute;s.   Les membres de la communaut&eacute; ont tous port&eacute; le flambeau alors qu&rsquo;ils formaient un cercle devant le centre d&rsquo;accueil des visiteurs.   Y&uacute;ka, la mascotte des Jeux du Canada a &eacute;t&eacute; l&rsquo;invit&eacute;e la plus populaire de la soir&eacute;e.


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Under Wilson&rsquo;s deft command, antler and ivory not only fill a trophy room with ambiance and character; they flood an even larger space&mdash;the 21st&nbsp;century imagination&mdash;with a sense of adventure, compelling us to ponder our primitive connections to a distant past and our contemporary world.


...Wilson explores the penetrating force that antlers, horns and ivory represent as symbols of life, death and renewal in ways that are analogous to&mdash;yet distinct from&mdash;warrior totems created by West Coast First Nations bands and the tribal masks of witchdoctor and warlords, be they North American, African, Pacific island peoples or ancient Chinese. 

...The Wilson clan witnessed firsthand what their countrywoman Joni Mitchell was lamenting in her song, &ldquo;Big Yellow Taxi&rdquo;, that offers the resonant lyric:&nbsp; &ldquo;Well, don&rsquo;t it always seem to go, that you don&rsquo;t know what you got till it&rsquo;s gone, they paved paradise to put up a parking lot.&rdquo;

...Among his varied experiences, he labored on a dairy farm, became a line bottler in a brewery (for a day), served as an usher in a movie house, hustled as a door to door salesman, got hired to be an orderly in a psychiatric hospital, was a short order cook, enrolled in a military academy where he completed a year, then had a religious experience and entered a university seminary.

...&nbsp; He adds, &ldquo;But it was not until I traveled to the Yukon and northern British Columbia, on my first assignment as a student minister, that I first encountered carved antler sculpture.&rdquo;


Indeed, as Wagner notes, it is not surprising that Wilson&rsquo;s work also finds appeal in Europe, for his style of skull mounts is derivative of those that still hang in the old hunting lodges that have served, for hundreds of years, as bare yet regal celebrations of quarries that have disappeared.


...Consider his exquisite portrayals of swans, breaching humpback whales, and seahorses from antlers;&nbsp;his surreal, brilliantly-patinated depiction of a grizzly skull in bronze (part of an extensive, head-turning &ldquo;Skullpture Series"), and the bighorn sheep wall mount that glistens as if it was chiseled from a fine gemstone. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>CHON Interview with Shane Wilson about Sculpture Unveilings</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Unveilings</category><dc:date>2009-11-18T12:44:00-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/selfportrait-gaia-chon-unveiling.html#unique-entry-id-79</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/selfportrait-gaia-chon-unveiling.html#unique-entry-id-79</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It's been shown in various places, most recently: it has been at the Arts Centre for the past year and before that in the Westmark (Hotel) in the dining room. 

...It too is an abstract sculpture but it's comprised of a set of musk ox horns that have been carved, as well as a bronze wolf skull.  ...  What I was trying to get at was to depict in an abstract way, the life of an artist, and I'll explain more about that tonight.


...I thought, the shape of the horns themselves, if you look at them, they're swirly and there's a huge break in the middle between the two horns.   They start off with a kind of a black tip, which I imagined as birth and they broaden out into this huge, massive front, which represents getting close to middle age. 

...That's what came to mind when I was looking at the musk ox horns and what I have tried to represent in an abstract way.


...There is another sculpture unveiling in Haines Junction on Saturday and I'll have that sculpture available tonight at the Arts Centre. 

...This sculpture is actually the fifteenth piece in a series of bronze sculptures that have been donated to the Haines Junction Permanent Art Collection. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Gaia&#x2c; 2009&#x27; Unveiled in Haines Junction</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Unveilings</category><dc:date>2009-11-21T17:06:00-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/gaia-unveiling-skullpture.html#unique-entry-id-77</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/gaia-unveiling-skullpture.html#unique-entry-id-77</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[She called me in June and she said, "We're having this commemoration of our 25th anniversary of our incorporation and wouldn't it be nice if you could have that final sculpture done for us to put in that case!"


...Now I was doing something else at the time, but she inspired me to think that it was possible to make a living - to be an artist and I'd like to thank her. 

...So when I first started this sculpture, I followed the veins to get these shapes and the one on this side (left) was curvy and swirly and the one on this side (right) did have angley kind of veins. 

...He has a lot of things to say, but essentially, his hope is that humans don't die off, because they (we) are the first evidence of self consciousness on the planet.   He sees that, if we survive, we can use our technologies, ideas and traditions to evolve into a state where we are able to be symbiotic with the earth, to become the consciousness of Gaia. 

...You've got what could be an abstract bookshelf, which to me, symbolizes all of our learning, all of our culture, all of our technology which is stored and we have access to all of it. 


...So we have the unique ability for perhaps the first time ever in the human history of civilization to communicate across all cultures, all peoples and all space, so we can really use our energy and work together. 


...So that's pretty heavy and pretty far out but essentially that was kind of going through my mind as a way of trying to explain what was happening in the piece
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Self Portrait&#x2c; 2009&#x27; and &#x27;Candle Ice&#x2c; 1999&#x27; Unveiled at Yukon Arts Centre</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Unveilings</category><dc:date>2009-11-18T19:36:00-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/selfportrait-yac-unveiling.html#unique-entry-id-76</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/selfportrait-yac-unveiling.html#unique-entry-id-76</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, as I looked at this over the years before I did it, I thought that it was kind of like life. 

...I left some of the raw horn, though I polished it up, but it's basically what the actual surface of the horn looks like, because in life there are always those things you aren't proud of, the dross of life.   You know when a glacier goes down (the mountain) it throws out rocks to the side, well these (parts of the sculpture) are kind of the lateral moraines of life, represented by the raw horn and the real stuff is in the middle.


...The other thing about your bones is that they study peoples' bones to see about their life, what they ate and how they lived, so you can see the abstract stuff that's built into the bones as well (evidence of life as an artist).


...I had an actual wolf skull and I took a mold off the wolf skull and I poured wax into the mold and I carved the wax and sent the wax to the foundry.   The foundry turned it into bronze, sent it back to me then I carved it up a bit better and put the patina on. 


...The whole premise is that the earth is a living organism, it can self regulate, and at this point we (humans) are a bit like a virus and the earth is going to heat up in order to kill us off and then it will cool back down, over hundreds of thousands of years. ...  The essential point is that it is meant to be a representation of, perhaps, the earth of the future when we are a conscious partner living in a symbiotic relationship with the earth. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yukon Arts Centre Gallery Preparation Room</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Unveilings</category><dc:date>2009-11-17T15:33:35-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/selfportrait-yac-preparation.html#unique-entry-id-75</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/selfportrait-yac-preparation.html#unique-entry-id-75</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA['Self Portrait' and 'Gaia' are assembled in the Yukon Arts Centre Gallery Preparation Room following their journey north to the Yukon, prior to the unveiling of 'Self Portrait' on November 18, 2009, at which 'Gaia' will also be featured. 


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Two Yukon Sculpture Unveilings</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Unveilings</category><dc:date>2009-11-13T00:05:07-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/two-yukon-sculpture-unveilings.html#unique-entry-id-74</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/two-yukon-sculpture-unveilings.html#unique-entry-id-74</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I'd like to share two Yukon unveilings to which you are invited:


In Whitehorse, November 18 at 7:00PM at the Yukon Arts Centre Gallery, 'Self Portrait' by Shane Wilson will be unveiled.   Two years in the making, 'Self Portrait' is a sculpture created from carved musk ox horns, a carved bronze wolf skull, resting on a jade base.   'Self Portrait' will be donated jointly by Earl Bennett and Shane Wilson, in full, to the Yukon Arts Centre Permanent Art Collection.


In Haines Junction, November 21, starting at 5:00PM, 'Gaia: A Moose Skullpture' by Shane Wilson will be unveiled.   'Gaia' is a large bronze and antler sculpture created for the Haines Junction Permanent Art Collection and will be donated in full by the artist. 

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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Olympic Torch Relay Reminds Of Canada Winter Games Torch Relay</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>2007 CWG Torch Relay</category><dc:date>2009-10-31T17:44:27-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/olympic-cwg-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-73</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/olympic-cwg-torch-relay.html#unique-entry-id-73</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I attended the Olympic Torch Relay when it passed through Nanaimo, B.C. on Halloween night, October 31, 2009. 

...I was reminded of the first Canada Winter Games Torch Relay I attended, in 2006.   Ramish Ferris, pictured below, was carrying the Yukon Torch during the Deep Creek/Lake Lebarge Torch Relay.


Ramish was carrying the torch prior to his cross-Canada marathon to raise money to help eradicate polio from the developing world.


Over the next few months, I hope to upload images and text from the 2007 Canada Winter Games Torch Relay.   There are images from almost all of the communities of Canada's three northern territories: Yukon, NWT and Nunavut.


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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x201c;Stolen&#x2c; Returned&#x2c; Conserved&#x2c; Revealed: The Adventures of Yukon Seasons&#x201d; - A Talk Delivered by Valery Monahan for the 35th Annual Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property Conference&#x2c; Vancouver&#x2c; B.C.</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2009-05-30T19:13:50-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-presentation-30may2009.html#unique-entry-id-69</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-presentation-30may2009.html#unique-entry-id-69</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Valery Monahan, Conservator, Museums Unit, Tourism and Culture, YTG, restores the moose antler sculpture, 'Yukon Seasons'


Valery's talk gave details of the conservation treatment she used to restore Yukon Seasons, with a bit of context about the sculpture and its theft plus additional details of the modification of the mount and re-installation.   The talk was essentially a shortened version of the notes provided below, using the same images.   Talks at this conference are typically 20 minutes long.


(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Video Clips from &#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Unveiling</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-12-02T19:20:13-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-unveiling-vidclips-2dec2008.html#unique-entry-id-67</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-unveiling-vidclips-2dec2008.html#unique-entry-id-67</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[To give it some context, it was about two years ago that Shane Wilson, who stands before us tonight, artist and certainly a long time Yukoner as well, donated this remarkable piece of artwork to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection through the Friends of the Gallery.


...But you know, thanks to the headline news, thanks to the good work of the RCMP and certainly an individual in particular who made and anonymous call, we have been able to recover this particular piece and we are so grateful and so thankful for that! 


...So thanks to the good work of the Department of Tourism and Culture, certainly our Museums' Conservator who on this particular piece of work from the summer and over the course of the last few months has done an incredible job and we're grateful for their work and their perseverance in making it happen. 


...So although this beautiful piece of work still bears a little bit of evidence of its mistreatment following the theft itself, I think that it will forever remain, truly, a piece of invaluable artwork and that which makes us all very proud to call the Yukon our home. 

...I have to say that because of this episode, unfortunately it did happen, but because of it I very much believe that the story of its theft and its recovery in itself even heightens more awareness and even more attention to this particular piece and hopefully it will heighten Yukoners and residents and certainly all visitors to come and take a look at this wonderful piece of artwork.


...To the City of Whitehorse, Mayor Buckway is with us, to the RCMP, I thank you very much for sharing in the success story of this particular piece, "Yukon Seasons", in its recovery and restoration. ...  And certainly to Shane Wilson, congratulations to you on seeing your work once again on display at the Canada Games Centre, which we see all around us is a well travelled building and facility that every Yukoner and beyond has grown to enjoy and appreciate over the years. 


...But yes indeed, you know we do have events in our town that are not the most pleasant events and not the ones we like to talk about too much, but here's another example of where the community has come together with various orders of government and hard work by a lot of people and we have this wonderful sculpture back in the Canada Games Centre where we really feel it belongs. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Recovered Artwork Repaired&#x2c; is Returned to the Games Centre&#x27; - Whitehorse Star</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-12-03T19:20:13-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-unveiling-star-3dec2008.html#unique-entry-id-66</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-unveiling-star-3dec2008.html#unique-entry-id-66</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Admiring Duo - Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor (left) and Mayor Bev Buckway study the "Yukon Seasons" carving by Shane Wilson at Tuesday evening's unveiling at the Canada Games Centre. 

...The government is very pleased that the artwork entitled "Yukon Seasons" is back on public display at the Canada Games Centre, Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor said today.


...The Department of Tourism and Culture's museums conservator cleaned the artwork to remove mould, reduce stains and re-attach an antler tine broken during the theft.


"To have this piece lost and then found again is fortunate for all Yukoners, and we are pleased to have it on public display once again," Taylor said.


"We thank the individual who initially worked with local law enforcement officers to recover the carving, which in turn has led to this important day of unveiling."


Attending Tuesday evening's unveiling, Wilson said, "It gives me the greatest pleasure as the creator of "Yukon Seasons" to see it returned to its former home in the Canada Games Centre.


"I express my warmest regards and infinite gratitude to the many fine people and organizations involved in the work of recovering and restoring both the sculpture and its showcase. 

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...There were some speeches, as you said, Minister Taylor gave a lovely speech, as did Mayor Buckway and I had a chance to say thank you to all the people that had been involved, including CBC by the way.   And then it was unveiled and we just had a chance to see the lovely work that had been done in restoring it.


...It is actually quite a marvelous feeling to know that it's back, that the Yukon people can see it again and that the intention to, in fact, honour Ruth McCullough, from the former Arts Branch can also be honoured and I had a chance to say a few words about that. 


...There was some damage that couldn't be repaired, the very tip of the nose had been chewed a little bit, but all of the discolouration has been reduced considerably, so you don't even notice that it's been discoloured. 

...It's a mixed media, carved musk ox set of horns on the skull plate, so the horns are together and the skull isn't really visible. 

...He is a former carver and I think he wanted to work with me just to make something and donate it as a legacy to the people of the Yukon as well.


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...When the sculpture was returned it was in relatively stable condition, a fragment had come off ... staining as well as surface damage.


I very much believe that the story of its theft and its recovery even heightens the awareness and attention to this wonderful piece of artwork.


While we all know displaying artwork as valuable as this has inherent risks we have to balance this with making art possible.


...We do have events in our town that are not the most pleasant, but here's another example of where the community has come together with various orders of government and hard work by a lot of people and we have this wonderful sculpture back in the Canada Games Centre where we really feel it belongs. 


...The reason why I donated this piece in the first place was to commemorate the excellent work of Ruth McCullough, who worked in the Arts Branch for many years, supporting and developing the visual arts in the Yukon.


...But the only reason I know they are there is because I saw it when it was in its pre-restoration state. 

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Mais, in certain matin du mois de septembre 2007, un ou plusieurs voleurs sont entr&eacute;s au Centre de Jeux du Canada et se sont appropri&eacute; la pi&egrave;ce d'art, en montre dans l'entr&eacute;e de l'&eacute;difice.   Heureusement, l'histoire a une fin heureuse et la sculpture a &eacute;t&eacute; rapport&eacute;e &agrave; la GRC par un individu au mois d'avril suivant, apr&egrave;s des mois d'enqu&ecirc;te qui n'allait vers aucune piste valable.   Sale, moisie, d&eacute;color&eacute;e et avec un petit bout manquant, la pi&egrave;ce "Saisons yukonnaises" est pass&eacute;e entre les mains de la restauratrice d'art Valery Monahan, de la section des mus&eacute;es du minist&egrave;re du Tourisme et de la Culture, pour se faire r&eacute;parer et nettoyer.


Shane Wilson, sur place pour le d&eacute;voilement - prise II, revoyait sa sculpture pour la premi&egrave;re fois depuis sa r&eacute;apparition, et &eacute;tait tr&egrave;s content du travail accompli.   Les quelques marques qui persistent sur la sculpture raconteront mieux que quiconque le pass&eacute; agit&eacute; de la pi&egrave;ce "Saisons yukonnaises" ... 

...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Letter from Elaine Taylor&#x2c; Minister of Tourism and Culture&#x2c; YTG</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-12-17T19:20:11-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-ytgletter-17dec2008.html#unique-entry-id-62</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-ytgletter-17dec2008.html#unique-entry-id-62</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[With the long-awaited return of "Yukon Seasons" to the Canada Games Centre the beginning of December, I wish to thank you again on behalf of the Government of Yukon for your gift donated to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection.


It was a pleasure to attend the unveiling on December 2, 2008, resulting in the artwork rightfully returned to its place of honour at the Centre.   It was also a pleasure to congratulate you in person for this beautiful piece.   I especially appreciate your acknowledgement for the support you received from the Department of Tourism and Culture these past years, in particular the encouragement you received from former curator Ruth McCullough. ...  It was also a reminder of the progress you have made since you first started carving and of your continuing generosity in donating works of art to Yukon communities.


...I look forward to seeing more of your work in the years ahead.


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...The fifty-thousand dollar piece is currently being held in the Yukon Government Tourism and Culture Department and will be cleaned and restored by the territory's conservator.


Yukon's Art Curator, Heather Leduc, has been following the piece since it was stolen.   She says they're not sure how long it will take to restore the sculpture, but the plan is to have it back on public display. 

...There's probably no busier place and no more accessible place for the work to be." 

...The sculpture took three years to carve and was eventually donated to the Yukon Government's Permanent Art Collection. 


...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Artist Reunited and Skullpture Donation</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Unveilings</category><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-07-02T16:56:00-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-skullpture-cbc-2jul2008.html#unique-entry-id-60</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-skullpture-cbc-2jul2008.html#unique-entry-id-60</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[During the Canada Winter Games, when the Torch Relay was in Haines Junction, I noticed their Convention Centre was filled with marvelous art, animal related and quite beautiful, and came upon the idea of donating this series to the Village of Haines Junction for display in the St Elias Convention Centre. 

...Actually, it's interesting, I think the committee was a little concerned about how the community would take the fact that these were carved skulls, albeit cast in bronze. ...  So what I decided to do, in order to continue to work with this form that I love, was to cast skulls that couldn't otherwise be carved, create wax replicas of them, cast them in bronze and in this particular case I actually carved the bronze as I would carve the bone or the antler itself. 


...First, can you describe the damage that happened to these antlers because as they were being stolen from the Games Centre a piece was actually chipped off?


...Well I'd love to do that but first I've really go to say thank you to CBC Radio and to Susan Stanley especially, because she kept following this story and kept it alive.   And I really think that because of her persistence all kinds of things came into play,  the Art Loss Register in New York and so forth, and ultimately the piece was turned in and recovered, so I'm very greatful to CBC, so thank you!


...They've been damaged, there's some wear and tear on the upper surface where the carving is: a little mould growth, yellowing, the big lower tine that broke off during the robbery changed the shape of the antler just slightly so that it won't be able to put it back on exactly as it came off. 

...It won't be a perfect fix, but it will be there on display and people can see it and it will become part of the story of the piece itself. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Sculptor Reunited With Stolen Sculpture - CBC Radio News</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-07-02T16:55:59-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-reunite-cbc-news-2jul2008.html#unique-entry-id-59</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-reunite-cbc-news-2jul2008.html#unique-entry-id-59</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA["It's just kind of neat to be part of the journey of this piece. 

...Shane Wilson is talking about Yukon Seasons, his elaborately carved moose skull and antlers. ...  Wilson is making his was into the Yukon Government's Conservation Building, where his sculpture, damaged during a robbery, is waiting for him.


...But I don't think there's any serious damage really, except from some mould and discolouration. 

...Of course, it's a bad idea to say it's going to be easy, until you start working on it." 

...Monahan says it may be more difficult and time consuming to remove the mould. 


...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Stolen Sculpture Reunited with Artist for First Time&#x27; - Whitehorse Star</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-07-04T14:35:32-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-star-4jul2008.html#unique-entry-id-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-star-4jul2008.html#unique-entry-id-57</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Artist Shane Wilson breathed a sigh of relief this week when he was reunited with his sculpture, Yukon Seasons, for the first time since it was stolen from the Canada Games Centre last year. 


&ldquo;Oh wow, I think it beared up pretty well, for heaven&rsquo;s sake,&rdquo; said Wilson after laying eyes on the much-loved carving he donated to the Yukon&rsquo;s Permanent Art Collection in 2006.


...During the robbery a portion of one antler snapped off and until the sculpture was returned, that piece - kept as evidence by police - was all that remained of Wilson&rsquo;s work. 


...After its theft, appeals from the public for the artwork&rsquo;s safe return led to it being left anonymously in front of the Whitehorse RCMP detachment in April of this year. 

...Speaking with reporters, the artist, who now resides in Nanaimo B.C., related how he had to redesign the piece during its creation after his dog chewed off part of the antler. 


...&ldquo;This is part of the sculpture&rsquo;s journey so it&rsquo;s kind of cool to see that because normally an artist doesn&rsquo;t get a chance as these things tend to happen long after one&rsquo;s dead.&rdquo; 


...&ldquo;I think it was a really good place for it and it&rsquo;s a popular piece,&rdquo; she said, adding some discussion with the city will take place to determine security considerations to prevent a similar incident. 

...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Recovery of Stolen Carving Gives Reason to Celebrate&#x27;&#x2c; Yukon Government Release #08-085</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-04-11T14:23:16-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-ytgrelease-11apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-47</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-ytgrelease-11apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-47</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The piece belongs to the Yukon government's Permanent Art Collection and was a very popular artefact displayed for public viewing. 


..."It is important that this piece regain its rightful place within the Yukon Permanent Art Collection which holds many important artworks significant to Yukon's cultural legacy."


When the piece was stolen, one tine was broken from the carving and left at the Canada Winter Games Centre. 

..."The community would be thrilled to see Shane Wilson's carving back on display at the Canada Games Centre," City of Whitehorse Parks and Recreation Manager Linda Rapp said. 

..."I would like to acknowledge and thank the media, the Department of Tourism and Culture, the RCMP, and especially the public for its strong support."


The artefact is a full moose skull and horns intricately carved with images of Yukon wildlife and seasonal changes.   It was acquired by the Friends of the Gallery for the Yukon Permanent Art Collection in 2006.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Carver Thrilled by Recovery of Antlers&#x22; - Whitehorse Star</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-04-11T12:48:14-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-star-11apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-46</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-star-11apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-46</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA["I heard yesterday;  Laurel Parry called me up and let me know they'd been recovered," Wilson said today from his Nanaimo, B.C. home. 

...With art, he added, you can "expect this kind of thing from time to time, but I never expected it to happen in my own lifetime!"


...Her team is working on fixing a piece of the antler that had broken off when the art was stolen. 

...Art Manhire, manager of the Canada Games Centre's indoor facilities, said the antler piece was found at the scene of the crime and handed over to the RCMP.


...He said he plans to be in Haines Junction, where a series of bronze sculptures he donated to the village's convention centre art collection will be on display.


Manhire said it will be up to the government, which owns the carving, to decide whether to display it at the Games Centre again.


...The team will also have to restore the case the antlers had been displayed in, as it was broken during the theft.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;You Humans Call This a Theft ...&#x22; Editorial Cartoon - Yukon News</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-04-14T12:48:13-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-yukonnews-10apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-45</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-yukonnews-10apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-45</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Cartoon as it appeared in the on-line version of the Yukon News, by Wyatt Tremblay


Cartoon as it appeared in the Yukon News print version, by Wyatt Tremblay


"You humans call this a theft ...   I prefer to think of it as an act of reparation."   Bullwinkle


(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Artwork&#x27;s Recover Pleases Minister&#x27; - Whitehorse Star</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-04-14T12:48:12-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-star-14apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-43</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-star-14apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-43</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Shane Wilson's carving was stolen from the Canada Winter Games Centre on Sept. ...  The piece belongs to the Yukon government&rsquo;s Permanent Art Collection and was a very popular artefact displayed for public viewing. 


...&ldquo;On behalf of the Yukon government, I thank the individual who returned the carving,&rdquo; Taylor said.   &ldquo;It is important that this piece regain its rightful place within the Yukon Permanent Art Collection which holds many important artworks significant to Yukon&rsquo;s cultural legacy.&rdquo; 


...&ldquo;The community would be thrilled to see Shane Wilson&rsquo;s carving back on display at the Canada Games Centre,&rdquo; said Linda Rapp, the city's Parks and Recreation Manager.


&ldquo;I believe public awareness has helped immensely with the recovery of 'Yukon Seasons',&rdquo; said Wilson, who now lives in Nanaimo, B.C.


...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Le Panache au Bercail&#x27; - L&#x27;Aurore boreale</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-04-18T12:48:12-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-boreale-18apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-42</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-boreale-18apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-42</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Le mardi 8 avril, une personne qui d&eacute;sire que son identit&eacute; ne soit pas r&eacute;v&eacute;l&eacute;e, a renu l'oeuvre, sculpt&eacute;e dans un panache d'original.   Cette personne n'est pas impliqu&eacute;e dans le vol en question.


La police est toujours &agrave; la recherche de renseignements pouvant la conduire &agrave; l'auteur ou auteurs de m&eacute;fait.   On peut communiquer avec la Gendarmerie royale du Canada au 1 867 667-5555 ou utiliser la ligne sans frais d'&Eacute;chec au crime au 1 800 222-TIPS.


(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Moose Antler Sculpture Returned Anonymously&#x27; - CBC&#x27;s Russ Knutson Interviews Sculptor Shane Wilson</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-04-10T12:48:12-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-cbc-interview-10apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-41</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-cbc-interview-10apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-41</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, Laurel Parry called me, not more than an hour, hour and a half ago and thought that I'd already heard the news but in fact I hadn't. 

...But you know, I think with the amazing coverage that the CBC, with special thanks to Susan Stanley, the Facebook coverage, the newspapers and the national coverage, including the bringing in of the Art Loss Register from New York, I think that the thieves, if they had any sort of hopes of selling this piece anywhere, those hopes would probably have been discouraged if not dashed. 

...In 2006 I donated the piece to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection along with its case and they decided they would like to display it at the Canada Games Centre. 

...From what Laurel has indicated, and I think she is tentative because she wants the conservator to have a look at it, she said that the colour seems to be a little darker than it was originally. ...  So there is some speculation that maybe it was stored in a shed or maybe it was in someone's house where there was a lot of smoking going on, I don't know. 

...The police will follow the natural course of justice and that's to be expected but, truly, I'm just overwhelmingly thrilled it's recovered and it can be put back on display again and that the folks in the Yukon and visitors to the Territory can enjoy it as they can with all the other pieces of art in the Canada Games Centre. 


...I think that the tentative plan is to restore it, or at least to fix it, to attach the tine that was broken off and to fix the case and put it back on display.


...That's Shane Wilson, the sculptor of 'Yukon Seasons' that was stolen last September in Whitehorse from the Canada Games Centre and now it's returned. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Stolen Carving Recovered by the Police&#x27; - CBC Radio News&#x2c; by Dave Croft</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-04-10T12:48:11-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-cbcnews-10apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-40</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-cbcnews-10apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-40</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Valued at $50,000, Shane Wilson had donated the piece to the Yukon Government's Permanent Art Collection. 

...Wilson thought it was gone forever, until he got a call yesterday from the Arts Branch.


...Wilson says he was told the police received a tip about where the piece was.   The RCMP aren't saying much, except that the person who contacted them was not connected to the theft and they're still hoping for information that will lead them to the thief.


Wilson says he'll let the police worry about that, he's just relieved the piece is back.


...Wilson says a piece was broken off when it was stolen and, from what he's heard, it's somewhat darker than what it was.


...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;The Antlers Came Back&#x22; - Yukon News</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-04-11T12:48:11-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-yukonnews-11apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-39</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-yukonnews-11apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-39</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[RCMP have determined that the person who returned the carving was not involved in the theft.


A tine broke off the antlers during he heist, said Wilson. 

..."So it was probably stored in a room with a woodstove, a shed or with someone who smokes."


...The work was commissioned by an Italian businessman and took Wilson three years to complete. 


However the buyer didn't follow through and the piece would have been difficult to sell.


..."The piece really represents the Yukon and I wanted to leave a legacy there." said Wilson.


...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>CBC Radio One Whitehorse: Al Foster interiews Valery Monahan on Yukon Seasons Restoration</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-10-27T17:31:59-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-cbc-restoration-27oct2008.html#unique-entry-id-38</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-cbc-restoration-27oct2008.html#unique-entry-id-38</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[But I have been doing a lot of work to reduce the mold and just to make it look more coherent.   A lot of the mold and dirt turned out to be loose, so it came off really easily and I've been able to reduce a lot of the stains. 


...There's still a tiny bit of stain underneath some of the areas that looked moldy, but I really was concerned that when I brushed it there would be really black staining underneath. 

...But what I have been doing is to create a more coherent appearance, so that when you look at it your eyes aren't immediately drawn to black stains. 

...Oh yes, I've been e-mailing with him and also he has been seeing some images: details, befores and afters on some of the most stained areas, so he definitely has an idea of how much it has changed. 


...I have a large standing microscope, the kind that's used for cleaning your teeth or surgery, and that's been very helpful for me so I can really control my cleaning action. 


But getting it in between the moose antlers safely and being able to use it to see all the places I needed to see has been a bit of a challenge.   There have been times when the moose antler tines of this moose skull and rack have had little bumpers of foam over the tips so that as I carefully guided my microscope through them there would be no bumping. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Prerestoration 1 - by Valery Monahan&#x2c; Conservator&#x2c; Museums Unit&#xa;Cultural Services Branch&#x2c; Tourism and Culture&#x2c; Government of Yukon&#xa;Whitehorse&#x2c; Yukon</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-04-22T12:13:12-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-prerestoration-22apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-prerestoration-22apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-37</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[One section of tine was broken off, during the robbery, apparently and the very tips of the moose's jaw (where it originally rested on the base) look a bit abraded/cracked. ...  I think it's quite minimal for an object that combines fragility with weight and which would be tricky to transport, even when not being stolen.


...It has been suggested that it was exposed to cigarette or wood smoke over the winter, but I actually don't believe this was the case.   There is no smell of either substance associated with the piece and it is not particularly dusty ... wood stoves and people (smokers or not) produce lots of fine dust. ...  I actually wonder if it was stored outside, and/or in an outbuilding and if the darkening relates to some combination of light exposure, microbial growth and exposure to high humidity or even standing water.


...I'm curious to know about how the skull and rack were initially cleaned and if they were coated at any point during your work (and with what, if anything).   I'm trying to figure out if some of the darkening is the response of a coating, or remnant grease/oils to months spent in a new and very different environment. 

...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Yukon Seasons&#x27; Artist Reunited with Sculpture - CBC-TV Northbeat</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-07-02T12:13:12-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-cbc-tv-northbeat-2july2008.html#unique-entry-id-36</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-cbc-tv-northbeat-2july2008.html#unique-entry-id-36</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was last September when Wilson's sculpture, known as 'Yukon Seasons', was stolen from this display case in the Canada Games Centre. 

...It was left at the scene of the crime and has been in the RCMP's keeping, so it's actually the colour and the condition that the original piece was in. 

...First off we're going to simply remove the mold from the surface and then we'll gauge whether it still looks discoloured and whether that's bothersome.   We may not have to do anything after that in terms of the surface colouration, but we will be looking at reattaching the broken tine area with an adhesive. 

...And despite what happened in September, the sculpture's creator has no trepidation about his piece being made available again for public viewing. 


...It was made to be displayed and I think that, obviously, they'll take more precautions in terms of security, so ...


...Shane Wilson can only hope that it will be the last dramatic chapter in his art work's short, but storied existence.


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]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>CBC Radio One Whitehorse: Morning Show with Tara McCarthy&#xa;Interview with Valery Monahan on the restoration of Yukon Seasons</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-07-03T12:13:11-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-cbc-restoration-3july2008.html#unique-entry-id-35</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-cbc-restoration-3july2008.html#unique-entry-id-35</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There's a tiny bit of damage to the very front tip of the sculpture, which kind of relates to what would have been the tip of the upper jaw on the animal, that's been either worn or chewed away.


The upper surfaces of the moose antler are darkened a bit and it seems to have gotten a little bit wet at some point because there has been some mold growth to the surface. 

...Certainly we may try to change the surface colour in the very moldy areas to try to bring it back to a more consistent look, simply so that we avoid a spotty appearance. 

...But you can get mold growth on almost anything the minute you get high humidity and a little bit of condensation sitting on a surface above freezing, even for a day or two. 

...Now I do understand that you've said you're not quite sure how the process will go, but is there any sort of time-line that you're looking at? 

...I'm hoping to get the work done over the summer and early fall, that would be my goal, but I'd hate to say one specific date because if it turns out to be more complicated somewhere through the process. ...  Wilson as well, so I'd hate to say we'll have it done at this point when in fact we haven't quite figured out what I'm going to do.


...You mentioned that, for example, the colouring can never necessarily go back to the way people remember seeing it displayed, but will there be some visible signs of the wear and tear it has seen during this situation?
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Restoration - Phase 1 - by Valery Monahan&#x2c; Conservator&#x2c; Museums Unit&#xa;Cultural Services Branch&#x2c; Tourism and Culture&#x2c; Government of Yukon&#xa;Whitehorse&#x2c; Yukon</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-07-31T12:13:11-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase1-31july2008.html#unique-entry-id-34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase1-31july2008.html#unique-entry-id-34</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have spent some time dry-brushing mould and dirt from Yukon Seasons and it is going very well.   While some of the worst (blackest) spots are still visible, they have been reduced and many of the smaller spots are just gone. 

...Since it was so well dried, it just lifted with the brush.


Additionally, some of the sculpture's dark appearance was not caused by mould, but by fine debris caught in carving recesses.   That material was loose and I was able to get it out easily with a fine brush and vacuum.


...I had been concerned that I would brush away the loose mould to reveal black stains underneath, but so far so good! 

...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Restoration - Phase 2 - by Valery Monahan&#x2c; Conservator</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-08-01T12:13:10-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase2-1aug2008.html#unique-entry-id-33</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase2-1aug2008.html#unique-entry-id-33</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Above are two details showing what I was able to do with one of the most discoloured areas: the top of the proper left antler.   Note that brushing did nothing to the black spot on the bear top left in the image.   That black spot is not mould, but the spots at the very top of the antler were mold.


I'm working on the bear spot now and it already looks better than it does here.   [Note: the scale at left is graded in centemeters]


...(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Restoration - Phase 3 - by Valery Monahan&#x2c; Conservator</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-09-18T12:13:09-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase-18sept2008.html#unique-entry-id-32</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase-18sept2008.html#unique-entry-id-32</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So, most of it has the appearance and consistency of resin and the really black bits of it might just be areas where it was exposed to loose dirt, coating its surface and making it look very dark. 


...Some people have claimed that it is enzymes in saliva that make it work so well, but I've seen recent research that suggest its combination of polarity and relatively high surface tension are also important as they greatly improve its wetting power, pulling dirt and stain materials out of surfaces more efficiently. 

...The snot tape residues on the mount and on edges of the antler are currently black ... not surprising since it is still really sticky and both the mount and the sculpture have been much handled and stored in dusty places.   However, these very black snot tape residues have led me to wonder whether two similarly very black areas under the base of the skull are not mould, as I originally assumed, but actually more snot tape residues.   If these areas were still sticky when the sculpture was stolen, it would make sense that they would now have thick layers of black grime covering them. 

...The black grime under the skull is coming off, it is not visible anyway, but it would be nice to be able to say that it is not mould, if it isn't.   The dark spots which brushed off the antler tines really were mould and, until I noticed the residues on the mount, I just assumed that what was under the skull was the same, but with much heavier growth. 

...I'm getting an opinion on the long-term durability of the snot tape from my colleagues at the Canadian Conservation Institute and the type of commercial product you use will help them fine-tune their comments. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Restoration - Phase 3 Response - by Shane Wilson&#x2c; Sculptor</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-09-19T12:13:09-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase3a-19sept2008.html#unique-entry-id-31</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase3a-19sept2008.html#unique-entry-id-31</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I am not sure which variety it was.   It seems to me that the film guys working on 'Northern Town' tore some off a role and gave it to me to help attach the sculpture to its stand during filming, and I continued using it since it worked so well. 

...As far as adding snot tape to the back of the head ... ...  I used it only on the underside of the beams.   Theoretically, if the tape is not still resident on the stand (which you must have access to?) ...  Perhaps the villains got it on their hands and wiped it off on the skull? 

...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Restoration - Phase 4 - by Valery Monahan&#x2c; Conservator</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-09-22T12:12:21-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase4-22sept2008.html#unique-entry-id-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase4-22sept2008.html#unique-entry-id-30</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There are heavy deposits of snot tape residue still on it ... and they are black from the dust stuck to them. ...  If the skull was lifted from those two points by someone who had just smeared their hands on the snot tape, it could have created what I see now.


...It is important for people to understand that I do this kind of work professionally and that years of training and experience go into my choices.


Some of the things I am doing (the needle work, for instance) could do damage, if not done with great care and the right equipment.


...The mechanical cleaning (picking with the needle) and even some of the swab work is done with the aid of a large, standing binocular microscope similar to ones designed for surgery and dental work.   It allows me to magnify and light the area I am working on, greatly increasing my ability to observe and control what I do. ...  If my cleaning method doesn't work, or if it looks like the method might cause problems, I can stop and change my approach before my actions have any real effect on the artwork.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Restoration - Phase 5 - by Valery Monahan&#x2c; Conservator</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-10-03T12:12:21-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase5-3oct2008.html#unique-entry-id-29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase5-3oct2008.html#unique-entry-id-29</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I am starting to play with the broken tine to get a handle on how well it will re-fit for the repair ...


Valery


(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Restoration - Phase 6 - by Valery Monahan&#x2c; Conservator</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-10-31T12:12:20-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase6-31oct2008.html#unique-entry-id-28</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase6-31oct2008.html#unique-entry-id-28</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[No one has ever asked CCI about snot tape before, but conservators ask them things about art/artifact related materials all the time and they were happy to help. 

...This means that while you may be using Scapa 4450 snot tape now, the stuff you got from the film crew for Yukon Seasons must have been a different brand. 

...This means that the qualities that make this snot tape so nice for temporary use, its flexibility and extreme stickiness, are exactly the qualities that it will loose as it ages.

...So, Scapa 4450 (and similar snot tape formulations) should be stronger than the tape used on Yukon Seasons and may be more stable over time. ...  Regardless of the formulation, snot tape was not designed for use as a structural adhesive, so lack of shear strength and adhesive migration are likely to be a problem even with the better quality tapes. 

...The stability of snot tape is not the only one reason we are currently re-working the way in which Yukon Seasons is secured to its mount. 

...There was a great deal of force used to break the tine away from the main antler, but if I try to force the piece back in, I will undoubtedly cause new breaks, including some to carved areas.   If I leave the detached piece the way it is, the two parts will only be touching on small points and any repair will be weak and unsightly.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Restoration - Phase 6 Response - by Shane Wilson&#x2c; Sculptor</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-11-03T12:12:20-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase6a-3nov2008.html#unique-entry-id-27</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase6a-3nov2008.html#unique-entry-id-27</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The update is marvelous.   Please make any alterations you think fit to the stand and the interface between tine and antler.   Good work on the snot tape analysis.


All the best on the home stretch!


Thanks again, Shane


(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Restoration - Phase 7 - by Valery Monahan&#x2c; Conservator</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-11-25T12:12:20-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase7-25nov2008.html#unique-entry-id-26</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-phase7-25nov2008.html#unique-entry-id-26</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The fit isn't perfect, but by making small reductions to the uneven, inner surfaces of the break, I have reduced gaps and increased the contact between the two pieces.   I re-attached the tine with Acryloid&reg; B-72 adhesive (ethyl methacrylate copolymer resin in acetone) and have bridged remaining gaps with more of the same adhesive.   The break will be visible if anyone looks closely, but its location will make it unobtrusive when the work is on display. ...  It is also very chemically stable, so it should remain clear, strong and reversible in acetone for the foreseeable life of Yukon Seasons.


...She deepened the grooves in the wooden uprights supporting the antler beams and then used an epoxy putty to build in so that the grooves match the shape of the antlers. ...  It's a fabric tape with polyester felt on one side and an acrylic, pressure-sensitive adhesive on the other. ...  You can buy it in a range of widths and colours and it's a great way to add discreet padding to mounts and supports. 

...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Restoration Finished - by Valery Monahan&#x2c; Conservator</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-12-02T12:12:20-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-final-2dec2008.html#unique-entry-id-25</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-restoration-final-2dec2008.html#unique-entry-id-25</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Valery Monahan at the unveiling of the restored, carved moose antler skull sculpture, 'Yukon Seasons', by Shane Wilson


(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Stolen Antlers Suddenly Turn Up&#x22; - Whitehorse Star</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-04-10T12:26:41-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-star-10apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-recovery-star-10apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-21</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[They were stolen from the Canada Games Centre last Sept. 15 during a break and enter during a power outage.


The sculpted-upon antler artwork, entitled 'Yukon Seasons' by artist Shane Wilson, has since been released by the police.


The RCMP remain tight-lipped about how the giant antlers were returned to the station, saying they did not want to compromise the ongoing investigation.   The police did report the person who returned the antlers "was not involved in the theft."


That said, they continue to ask for the public's help in solving the crime.


Any witnesses or people with information are asked to contact the Whitehorse RCMP detachment at 667-5555, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).


...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Google Analytics - Visitors from 1500 Cities</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Visitors</category><dc:date>2009-09-30T09:20:25-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/google-analytics-1.html#unique-entry-id-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/google-analytics-1.html#unique-entry-id-20</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[According to the Google Analytics software, visitors from 1500 cities located in 84 countries around the world have spent time here since March 10, 2009! 


I find this a staggering testimonial to the power of the internet as a means of sharing art and ideas across geographic, cultural, political and language boundaries.


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Yukon Seasons&#x22; Returned - CBC As It Happens - Carol Off Interviews Shane Wilson</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-04-11T21:18:29-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-asithappens-cbcinterview-11apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-asithappens-cbcinterview-11apr2008.html#unique-entry-id-18</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So when Laurel Parry, who's the head of the Yukon Government Arts Branch, called to let me know that it was found I was just flabbergasted, stunned, but thrilled!


...Now they say that the Whitehorse Detachment of the RCMP said that a few days ago it had been brought in by an anonymous person, someone who was not involved with the theft. 

...From what I understand, what Laurel says, the sculpture ... at the time it was stolen, the thieves, when they were breaking it out of the display case, broke off one of the tines, which are the pointy bits of the moose antler, and it was left behind ... and as far as Laurel can see that's all the damage that's been done, other than that it's intact. 


She say it seems to be a little bit of a darker colour, which means that maybe it was in a house where there was woodsmoke or cigarette smoke or maybe in a shed somewhere, I don't know.


...In order to help your listeners understand, it was a carved moose antler and skull set which, if you know anything about moose, they're the largest land animal in the Yukon, they're huge, and the carving of it took about three years of my life.   The intention was to have it displayed in perpetuity in the Yukon and that hope was dashed when the thief took off with it. 

...In order to understand, it's about four feet high, but four feet wide by two feet deep and it a full moose antler and skull combination, in taxidermy terms it's called a European mount, so the skull and antlers are all together. 

...Personally, I'm just thrilled that it's back, I mean, as an artist, when you create something, you put everything into it, you put yourself into it, and so it's like a part of me has come back. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Yukon Seasons&#x27; Registered with the Art Loss Register - CBC Feature Interview with Christopher A. Marinello&#xa;Executive Director &#x26; General Counsel of The Art Loss Register&#x2c; New York&#x2c; USA</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-01-23T21:18:29-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-artlossregister-cbcinterview-23jan2008.html#unique-entry-id-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-artlossregister-cbcinterview-23jan2008.html#unique-entry-id-17</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We have a database of over two hundred thousand items that were reported stolen over the years and our team of art historians search auction catalogues, sales, shows, fairs and dealers stock as well as eBay and other computer on-line auctions to look for these items that were reported stolen to us.   The key is we need people, when they've had a theft, to report it to the Art Loss Register, or report it to a police department that will report it to the Art Loss Register. 


...Well, we saw the reports and actually found it quite an interesting story and contacted the artist, who put us in touch with the Canada Games Centre and we have got it listed on our database now. 

...But something such as this, I mean it truly is a Picasso for the Yukon Territory, I mean it's an unbelievable sculpture and it certainly is unique and if it does show up at an auction, whether it's in Canada or the States or anywhere else worldwide, we'll find it. 

...There's already been one report that it may have appeared at a sale somewhere and that's what the thieves are looking for, they're looking to get money. 

...Before they buy art, they will contact us and say, "Hey, I've got a moose sculpture in front of me that's really unbelievable and I'm about to buy it. 

...There's a theory out there that some Dr No type person is out there collecting phenomenal works of art and putting it on their wall for their private pleasure, but we really don't believe that exists. 

...We've been speaking with Chris Marinello, who is the Director and General Counsel for the Art Loss Register. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Yukon Seasons&#x27; Registered with Art Loss Register&#x27;- CBC Radio Whitehorse - by Susan Stanley</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-01-23T17:02:43-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-artlossregister-cbcwhitehorse-23jan2008.html#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-artlossregister-cbcwhitehorse-23jan2008.html#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Wilson says there may be a better possibility of finding it now that it's listed with the Art Loss Register.


"The piece, being registered there, has a lot more chance of being seen if there's a sale attempted." (quote from Shane Wilson, Sculptor)


...Chris Marinello is the organization's Director and General Counsel:


...We share our information with Interpol, the Italian Carabinieri, the FBI and Canadian Law enforcement." (quote from Chris Marinello, Director and General Counsel, Art Loss Register, NY, USA)


Marinello says art thieves can employ sophisticated methods when they go after and item, but that's not always the case.


...Which brings me to the recent sculpture stolen in the Yukon Territory." (quote from Chris Marinello, Director and General Counsel, Art Loss Register, NY, USA)


...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Yukon Seasons&#x27; Not Insured&#x27;- CBC Radio Whitehorse - Laurel Parry and Shane Wilson Interviews</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-01-14T13:20:55-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-insurance-cbcinterview-14jan2008.html#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-insurance-cbcinterview-14jan2008.html#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We haven't even contemplated yet what to do because we're still hoping for its recovery and I'd like to take the opportunity of this interview to welcome anybody who knows anything to contact the RCMP with their information because this piece belongs to the people of the Yukon and it was generously donated by the artist for the enjoyment of people and we'd like to see it returned.


...We work pretty well with the City of Whitehorse Parks and Recreation Department, not only at the Canada Games Centre, because they also have their own public art collection as well, so it's a showcase for Yukon Art. ...  Their interests are the same as ours in making the Centre available to the public and also working as strongly as possible with security, so we are satisfied with them as a partner.


...So to give something back, to recognize Ruth McCullough for her work, specifically with the visual arts and to put a piece that I'd worked on for three years on public display so that everyone could have a chance to see it. 

...Now that it's gone ... the truth is that it was donated, it belongs to the Permanent Collection, so it is gone and the intention of displaying it is foiled, but what can you do?


...But the truth of it is that when you create something that takes three years, as anyone knows who has worked on a project for three years, when it's gone it's pretty hard to replace. 

...And, of course, the Canada Games Torch, the Yukon Torch, which Northern Vision Development commissioned, was also donated to the Collection, or at least it's on display anyway at the Canada Games Centre.  


...The images are on my website, www.shanewilson.com, but there is a Facebook group that people in Facebook can join and I believe it's called 'Stolen Art ... ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Moose Antler Sculptor&#x2c; Jim Clark&#x2c; Visits Shane Wilson&#x27;s Studio</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Visitors</category><dc:date>2009-07-07T13:20:00-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/jimclark-visit-july2009.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/jimclark-visit-july2009.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Jim Clark, a fellow moose antler sculptor from Cleveland, Ohio, USA, stopped by my studio for a welcome visit this week. 


...We had some very interesting discussions about antler carving and its place in the world of art, shared tips and techniques, tool suggestions and general encouragement. 


...We also spent some time talking about websites and the place of the internet in sharing one's art with the world. 


Shane Wilson and Jim Clark have a look behind the scenes at the Shane Wilson Sculpture website.


Jim's carving at the end of the week, his first effort in true relief moose antler carving! 

...Have a look at Jim's website for more images of his sculpture in moose antler. 


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;The Great Antler Heist&#x27; - Yukon News</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2007-09-17T12:36:59-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-ynews-17sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-ynews-17sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The thieves walked past a bank machine and some other art without taking it, so they must really have wanted this piece, he said.


...The thief broke through the centre's front door sometime between when it closed and when the RCMP was contacted at around 6:30 a.m. 

...However, a power failure on Saturday resulted in the loss of about an hour of film, said Whitehorse parks and recreation manager Linda Rapp.


The city believes it has narrowed down the window of opportunity for the theft to about an hour, but the footage is dark, she said.


...Intricate pictures of wildlife were painstakingly carved into the large antlers over three years, said Wilson in an interview from his car near his new home in Nanaimo.


...She also was someone who helped Wilson, who spent more than 20 years in the Yukon before moving to BC, get his start in the art scene.


Anyone with information on the break-in or whereabouts of the sculpture is asked to call Whitehorse RCMP or Crime Stoppers.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Whitehorse Art Stolen During Power Outage&#x27; - CBCnews.ca - Arts and Entertainment</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2007-09-17T12:36:59-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-cbcnewsca-17sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-cbcnewsca-17sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The moose antler and skull carving Yukon Seasons by Shane Wilson was stolen early Saturday from the Canada Winter Games Centre in Whitehorse.


..."They were down in the mechanical room resetting some of the systems down there that needed to be set with the power outage, so the alarm in the building was not set at that time," she said.


...The stolen carving,&nbsp;named Yukon Seasons,&nbsp;was a donation from Whitehorse sculptor Shane Wilson, who told CBC News he was shocked to learn his work was stolen.


...We've been thrilled that we've been able to incorporate public art into the Canada Games Centre and we really hope that we can recover it and put it back on display."


Art theft is not very common in the North; without a private airplane, thieves have to endure a two-day drive to the nearest major city in southern Canada.


..."I can't imagine that you'd be able to sell it, because there is only one of those in the world," he said.


..."This many outages, I mean, we're not happy with it &hellip; the public isn't happy with it, and so we've got to do something," Patterson said.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Power Outage Provides Opportunity for a Thief&#x27; - CBC-TV Northbeat</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2007-09-17T12:36:58-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-cbcnb-17sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-cbcnb-17sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was one small section of a door at the front entrance, a glass was broken, and no other damage in the facility other than the glass panel on the front of the display case and then the missing artwork.


...Several art dealers in Whitehorse believe Wilson's notoriety along with the uniqueness of the stolen piece means that the thief may try and resell it to a collector outside the Territory. 

...The theft took place during a major power outage in the southern Yukon; one of several outages over the last few months. ...  The theft of this art piece shows how vulnerable parts of the city can be when there is not a reliable source of power.


...And so what the staff and management have decided to do here now is sit down and take a good hard look at that unit and try and figure out what we can do to improve the reliability.


...Meanwhile the Canada Games Centre staff is also taking a long, hard look at its operations to see what can be done to improve security during a power outage. 


...The content of those tapes is not known at this time, but considering the theft took place during a power outage, those tapes won't likely provide many clues as to who's behind this brazen theft.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Moose Antler Carving Valued at &#x24;50000 Missing&#x27; - CBC National Radio One and Two - Top News Story by Cheryl Kawaja</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2007-09-18T12:36:58-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-cbcradioonetwo-18sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-cbcradioonetwo-18sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yukon carver, Shane Wilson, says he was shocked to hear his work was the target of theft.


...Also, in a strange, backhanded way, it's a bit of a compliment that someone would feel that my work is worth stealing." (quote from Shane Wilson, Sculptor)


...It was a very targeted operation." (quote from Linda Rapp, Whitehorse Parks and Recreation Manager)


Rapp says someone smashed through a front window and went straight for the carving's glass case on the second floor.


Theft of public art is not common in the north and without a private plane, the thief or thieves will have a two day drive to the nearest big city in the south.


..."I can't imagine that you'd be able to sell it because there's only one of those in the world." (quote from Shane Wilson, Sculptor)


...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Yukon&#x27;s Own Thomas Crowne Affair&#x27; - CBC Radio One - Q Featurette</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2007-09-18T12:36:56-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-cbcq-18sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-cbcq-18sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was shocked, to say the very least ...  a terrible sense of loss. ...  I left it behind in the Yukon as a donation for all Yukoners, dedicated to Ruth McCullough for her phenomenal contributions to the arts in Yukon.   But, strangely, I was a little conflicted, I mean I was struck by a sense of loss and shock but also a strange, curious sense of wonder that someone, or a group of people, would have stolen a work of mine in such an intentional, planned way.   I guess they touched nothing else in the building, they came after that and that's what they wanted. 

...They say in the art world that you know you've made it when someone steals your work. 


...Obviously someone had some idea where they were going to put it or what they were going to do with it.


...It was the only piece of art work stolen in what appears to be a targeted art heist. 

...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Bullwinkle&#x27;s New Antlers&#x27; - Yukon News - Editorial Cartoon</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2007-09-19T12:36:56-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-ynews-19sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-ynews-19sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yukon News Editorial Cartoon by Wyatt Tremblay


"Gee, Rocky, Where'd You Get These Fancy New Antlers?"


(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Orignal en Cavale ...&#x27; - L&#x27;Aurore boreale</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2007-09-21T12:36:55-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-aurore-21sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-aurore-21sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[L'Aurore bor&eacute;ale, page 7, Whitehorse, Yukon, le vendredi 21 septembre 2007


...La samedi matin 15 septembre, la GRC recevait un appel pour signaler une entr&eacute;e par effraction au Centre des Jeux du Canada.   Arriv&eacute;s sur place, ils d&eacute;couvraient que la sculpture de Shane Wilson, r&eacute;alis&eacute;e dans un panache d'orignal et repr&eacute;sentant des sc&egrave;nes de la vie sauvage du Yukon, &eacute;tait disparue.   Rien d'autre n'a &eacute;t&eacute; endommag&eacute; ou vol&eacute; a l'int&eacute;rieur du Centre des Jeux.


Retrouvera-t-on la sculpture en vente sur eBay?


(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)


<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Thief Gets Away With Valuable Art&#x27; - CBC Radio News Whitehorse</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2007-09-17T12:29:55-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-cbcnews-17sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-cbcnews-17sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Police are still reviewing video tape from security cameras to determine exactly when the break in occurred, but staff at the Canada Games Centre say it happened sometime between midnight and six am.   Linda Rapp is the City Parks and Recreation Manager.   She says someone smashed through a front door window and went straight for the glass case with the caribou (moose) antler carving.


Linda Rapp, City of Whitehorse Parks and Recreation Manager 


...Rapp says it is the first time someone has targeted the art works at the Centre.


...We've been thrilled that we've been able to incorporate public art into the Canada Games Centre and we really hope that we can recover it and put it back on display.


...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;&#x24;50&#x2c;000 Sculpture Pilfered&#x27; - Whitehorse Star</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2007-09-17T12:36:07-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-star-17sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-star-17sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA["I was  really deeply saddened by the news," Wilson said, describing it as a piece he intended to be a legacy for the community.


At the same time, he noted the theft is a bit of a strange, and unwanted, compliment, given that the thieves took nothing else from the sports complex.


...When more staff members arrived at the complex later Saturday morning, they discovered a section of glass to the right side of the inside door had been broken and the moose antler sculpture on the second floor, between the multi-purpose room and Physio Plus, had been taken.


..."It wasn't an act of vandalism," Rapp said, pointing out there was no other damage to the building and nothing else was stolen.


...Both Rapp and Mayor Bev Buckway said in separate interviews the city will be reviewing its safety procedures and looking at ways to prevent such a theft from happening again.


...While the city looks at whether it may need to change its security procedures a the Games centre, Buckway and Rapp are also hopeful the RCMP investigation into the case will be successful.


...Anyone who has any information about the theft is asked to contact the local RCMP detachment at 667-5555 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stopers at 1-800-222-8477.


...v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Yukon Seasons&#x27; Not Insured&#x27;- CBC Radio Whitehorse - by Susan Stanley</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2008-01-14T12:35:50-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-insurance-cbcwhitehorse-14jan2008.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-insurance-cbcwhitehorse-14jan2008.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA["There's still a lot of sadness about the fact that it was taken." (quote from Shane Wilson, Sculptor)


..."We're actually at the point where we really hope that it's recovered." (quote from Laurel Parry, Manager of the Yukon Arts Branch)


Parry says that the Yukon Government doesn't insure its Permanent Collection because it's too expensive to insure a collection which includes more than 200 pieces.


But Wilson says he wasn't aware of that policy when he gave his sculpture 'Seasons' to the Canada Games Centre.


"I understood when I donated it that it was insured." (quote from Shane Wilson, Sculptor)


...He says insurance companies have a vested interest in pursuing what they've insured, when and if it's stolen.


...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Valuable Art Missing&#x27; - Nancy Thompson interviews Shane Wilson - CBC Radio Whitehorse&#x2c; Noon Show</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Yukon Seasons Heist</category><dc:date>2007-09-17T12:33:43-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-cbcnoon-17sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/yukonseasons-heist-cbcnoon-17sept2007.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[But, strangely, I was a little conflicted, I mean I was struck by a sense of loss and shock but also a strange, curious sense of wonder that someone, or a group of people, would have stolen a work of mine in such an intentional, planned way. 

...The name of the work is 'Yukon Seasons' and many people, of course, here and in the Yukon, have seen the massive moose antlers on display at the Games Centre, but for those who haven't, can you describe it for us?


...On one side, there's winter, with snowflakes carved around the edge and trees with snow on them and a moose with a wolf engaged in circle, where the wolf tries to get behind the moose and the moose is looking at the wolf - the sort of thing that happens in the wintertime. 

...I guess it would be difficult too if somebody considered that they want to sell it on the black market of art, because it is so unique and obvious to be identified.


...Every antler carving is unique, there's no question about that, because of the shapes of the antlers they are never the same, but there's nothing else like this out there. 

...I suppose, as you say, the adagio 'you know you've arrived when someone steals your work' and as you say it is somewhat of a backhanded compliment to you, although on the other hand, it has robbed the people in the Yukon of the opportunity to see it and appreciated it.


...Well of course, it was tongue in cheek saying that but in my opinion, personally, it is a tremendous loss to the Yukon and the art collection and I'd like to see it recovered, if possible. 

...I say and as you are obviously aware it's kind of difficult to hide a piece of work like this.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Skullpture Series&#x27;&#x2c; 2007 by Shane Wilson - Preliminary Unveiling</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Unveilings</category><dc:date>2008-07-01T17:41:42-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/skullpture-unveilingprelim.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/skullpture-unveilingprelim.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In 2007, the Haines Junction Permanent Art Collection acquired the 'Skullpture Series' (as a donation in full by the artist), and will mount the series permanently in the beautiful St.   Elias Convention Centre, which overlooks the majestic Auriol Range of the St. 

...Shane flew to the Yukon for the occasion, courtesy of the Municipality of Haines Junction. 

...Claire Cherepak takes a closer look at 'Human 2', carved bronze by Shane Wilson


Shane Wilson speaking about his recently created 'Skullpture Series', donated in full to the Municipality of Haines Junction 

...Residents of Haines Junction take a look at 'Skullpture Series', on display at the St. 

...<script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="antlercarver";</script><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?  v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width="83" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x27;Skullpture Series&#x27; - Unveiling in Permanent Home</title><dc:creator>shane@shanewilson.com</dc:creator><category>Unveilings</category><dc:date>2009-05-14T17:23:33-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/skullpture-unveilingincases.html#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.shanewilson.com/events/events_files/skullpture-unveilingincases.html#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Darlene Sillery, Acting CAO of the Municipality of Haines Junction, sends the following pics and commentary from the unveiling of the carved bronze Skullpture Series:


"The unveiling of the carved bronze Skullpture Series in Haines Junction, took place during a concert by Fred Eaglesmith at intermission.  &nbsp; The concert had 106 people in attendance, some of whom were present for the unveiling of the carved bronze sculpture and almost all dropped by during the intermission and following the concert to look at the sculpture.


The chair of the Art Acquisition Selection Committee, Councillor Mike Crawshay, spoke prior to unveiling the carved bronze sculpture.   He explained the role of the Committee and talked about the four art acquisitions to date&nbsp;and the donation of the bronze Skullpture Series to the Village of Haines Junction.  &nbsp; He also explained the process that resulted in the bronze Skullpture Series display cabinets being built.


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